Is Life in the sim all it should be???
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Is Life in the sim all it should be???
Elsewhere on Prune there is a thread that repeats some gossip about fixed wing pilots in an airliner sim in Aus. They (allegedly) spent their allocated time in the box smoking and sleeping - shock horror!!
Surely us rotary types have no such tales to tell -
If you have then share them here, I would love to know. No names no pack-drill of course. 
PM me if you're shy.
G
Surely us rotary types have no such tales to tell -
If you have then share them here, I would love to know. No names no pack-drill of course. PM me if you're shy.
G
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From: Liverpool based Geordie, so calm down, calm down kidda!!
The morning after Princess Diana died, I had been on an all nighter and was due to operate the SIM in stavanger for an IFR sortie.
The wheels went up, I fell asleep, the students flew a 90 minute sortie. As we "landed", I woke up. They couldn't understand why they had managed to get in to the destination and why all the engines were working. One of them was a senior officer who turned against me forever after that. He spent years trying to get me into bother, even lying to the station commander at station execs meetings.
I stayed sober for hours after that one...........
The wheels went up, I fell asleep, the students flew a 90 minute sortie. As we "landed", I woke up. They couldn't understand why they had managed to get in to the destination and why all the engines were working. One of them was a senior officer who turned against me forever after that. He spent years trying to get me into bother, even lying to the station commander at station execs meetings.
I stayed sober for hours after that one...........
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From: Holly Beach, Louisiana
While making use of a Bell 412 Sim late at night when we had no Students, I set myself up for a nice Cross Country IFR Trip.
After getting airborne and en-route, I dropped down out of Motion, left George driving, I made a visit to the Loo and fetched a Cup of Coffee. Upon finishing the Coffee it was back into Motion and continued on with the Flight.
That is how Helicopter Flying should be.
After getting airborne and en-route, I dropped down out of Motion, left George driving, I made a visit to the Loo and fetched a Cup of Coffee. Upon finishing the Coffee it was back into Motion and continued on with the Flight.
That is how Helicopter Flying should be.
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After getting airborne and en-route, I dropped down out of Motion, left George driving, I made a visit to the Loo and fetched a Cup of Coffee. Upon finishing the Coffee it was back into Motion and continued on with the Flight.
That is how Helicopter Flying should be.
That is how Helicopter Flying should be.
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From: Liverpool based Geordie, so calm down, calm down kidda!!
Or the crew that I........ errrrrrrrrrrr........ know......... who waited until the doors were shut and said "Bjorn, we have 2 bottles of your favourite scotch and 3 glasses. How's about drinking one now and you take the other home??"
Shortest Stavangar simulator in history, maybe?????
Shortest Stavangar simulator in history, maybe?????
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From: Holly Beach, Louisiana
PIC Time is PIC Time....right? As I was single crew and the aircraft made the flight to the planned destination via the Flight Planned Route, it would appear I quite legitimate in logging the time as I was inside the same building wasn't I?
Now if I had stepped outside for a smoke then perhaps deducting that time would have been appropriate I should think.
There's Parker Pen Time and then there is Nescafe Time I suppose!
Now if I had stepped outside for a smoke then perhaps deducting that time would have been appropriate I should think.
There's Parker Pen Time and then there is Nescafe Time I suppose!
